Ban on bathing at Amma Mandapam
The Hindu
The Tiruchi district administration has banned people from congregating at Amma Mandapam bathing ghat and other places along the Cauvery to perform rituals and take a holy dip on the occasion of Mahal
The Tiruchi district administration has banned people from congregating at Amma Mandapam bathing ghat and other places along the Cauvery to perform rituals and take a holy dip on the occasion of Mahalaya Amavasya on October 6.
Collector S. Sivarasu said the ban had been imposed to check the spread of COVID-19 and urged people to extend their cooperation.
Bengaluru saw one of its worst water crises in 2024 with ground water drying up and several parts of the city scrambling for water. With instances like BWSSB supplying treated wastewater to the construction industry, apartments being permitted to sell water from their STPs to the department, and lakes in parts of Bengaluru and neighbouring districts being filled with water from the 33 STP plants in the city, recycling of water became an important topic of conversation during this period.